Damien Bates

Dr. Bates is a board-certified reconstructive surgeon who has held senior positions in clinical development and medical affairs at Baxter, Organogenesis, and Allergan. In these roles, Dr. Bates specialized in the surgical applications of regenerative medicine and has the distinction of leading the first and only successful regulatory approval of an allogeneic cell therapy product in the US. Dr. Bates received his medical degree from the University of Sydney, his PhD in Developmental Biology from the University of Melbourne, and his MBA from the Wharton Business School.